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Fun for Everyone: Muncie’s Week of Events
By Cardinal Media / June 15, 2026Discover a week of events happening across Muncie.
Discover a week of events happening across Muncie.
From hands-on art to a live concert and a beloved Disney musical, this week is full of ways to explore, create, and enjoy time with family and friends.
Cardinal Media and The Haven are giving incoming Ball State freshmen the chance to win a Ball State-themed prize package through the Cardinal Field Guide Contest. See how you can win!
Summer is here, and this week is packed with outdoor adventures to enjoy. Explore art and flowers during a special edition of First Thursday, walk around Ball State’s We Fly Fest, see what you can find at the Country Flea Market, or kick off summer with a splash at the 2nd Annual Summer Splash Bash.
This week, meet Armani Johnson, a sophomore majoring in pre-medicine from Aurora, Illinois.
With the cram for finals underway, it can be easy to lock yourself in your room, but it’s important to have a balance between studying and fun! This week in Muncie: Check out Minnetrista’s Farmers Market, Attend Muncie Civic’s production of SIX the Musical: Teen Edition, attend the Human Library Project, or see Menopause the Musical 2: Cruising through ‘The Change’ at Emens Auditorium.
With summer quickly approaching, we’re here to make sure you’re prepared for finals and beyond! Graduates, check out the Multicultural Center’s annual Celebration of Excellence, for this summer and beyond lifeguards are needed for 2026 and onwards at the Recreation Center, and if you haven’t heard of Hanover, check out the free webinars offered to students and staff.
Join the newest Cardinal Spotlight on a tour to the Burkhardt Building, home of the Department of History. Meet Charlotte Harrison, your tour guide, and this week’s Cardinal Spotlight. Born in Somerset, Kentucky, the senior classical cultures major has spent most of her life as a resident of Cambridge, Indiana.
With finals quickly approaching it’s easy to lose yourself in studying, make sure to give yourself breaks, and try something new here in Muncie! This week, attend Muncie’s Arbor Day Celebration at Minnetrista, listen to live music at A Salute to Video Games with the Ball State Jazz Ensemble, learn bead making basics at a beginner friendly workshop, or learn digital audio fundamentals with Allen and Heath!
With finals fast approaching, it’s important to make sure you’re up to date on everything, and that’s why we’re here to help! This week: study with the help of librarians and furry friends at Bracken Library, prepare for the Art in Bloom celebration later this month, and make sure you turn in those spring course evaluations.
Enter to win a Ball State-themed prize pack in the Cardinal Field Guide Contest! The Cardinal Field Guide Contest is sponsored by The Haven and Cardinal Media.
Assistant Director of Student Life for Service Opportunities, Elijah Arns, is in charge of Cardinal Kitchen. Cardinal Kitchen is a student organization through Student Voluntary Services that serves all students on and off campus. It includes a free food pantry for the purpose of fighting food insecurity. They are open three times a week on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays and located in L.A Pittenger Student Center room 152. (Photo by Quinn Palilonis, Cardinal Media)
Assistant Director of Student Life for Service Opportunities, Elijah Arns, is in charge of Cardinal Kitchen. Cardinal Kitchen is a student organization through Student Voluntary Services that serves all students on and off campus. It includes a free food pantry for the purpose of fighting food insecurity. They are open three times a week on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays and located in L.A Pittenger Student Center room 152. (Photo by Quinn Palilonis, Cardinal Media)
Assistant Director of Student Life for Service Opportunities, Elijah Arns, is in charge of Cardinal Kitchen. Cardinal Kitchen is a student organization through Student Voluntary Services that serves all students on and off campus. It includes a free food pantry for the purpose of fighting food insecurity. They are open three times a week on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays and located in L.A Pittenger Student Center room 152. (Photo by Quinn Palilonis, Cardinal Media)
Assistant Director of Student Life for Service Opportunities, Elijah Arns, is in charge of Cardinal Kitchen. Cardinal Kitchen is a student organization through Student Voluntary Services that serves all students on and off campus. It includes a free food pantry for the purpose of fighting food insecurity. They are open three times a week on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays and located in L.A Pittenger Student Center room 152. (Photo by Quinn Palilonis, Cardinal Media)
Assistant Director of Student Life for Service Opportunities, Elijah Arns, is in charge of Cardinal Kitchen. Cardinal Kitchen is a student organization through Student Voluntary Services that serves all students on and off campus. It includes a free food pantry for the purpose of fighting food insecurity. They are open three times a week on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays and located in L.A Pittenger Student Center room 152. (Photo by Quinn Palilonis, Cardinal Media)
